Swinging on a Star: His Greatest Hits of the 30s & 40s

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1It's Easy to Remember
3:13
2Out of Nowhere
3:10
3Just One More Chance
3:28
4At Your Command
recording of:
At Your Command (on 1931-06-24)
writer:
Harry Barris, Bing Crosby and Harry Tobias
3:19
5Dinah
2:58
6Please
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-07-27)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-27)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1940)
recording of:
Please (on 1940-07-27)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:07
7Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
33:10
8You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:52
9The Shadow Waltz
2:49
10Little Dutch Mill
recording of:
Little Dutch Mill (on 1934-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Barris and Arthur Freed
2:46
11Love in Bloom
3:10
12June in January
3:13
13Soon
2:58
14Red Sails in the Sunset
3:14
15I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
2:41
16Pennies from Heaven
3:14
17Sweet Leilani
3:15
18Too Marvelous for Words
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-03)
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1937-03-03)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1937-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1937-03-03)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1937-03-03)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (American composer, arranger, jazz pianist) (on 1937-03-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1937-03-03)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1937-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1937-03-03)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1937-03-03), Don Matteson (on 1937-03-03) and Joe Yukl (on 1937-03-03)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1937-03-03) and George Thow (on 1937-03-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-03-03)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:06
19The Moon Got in My Eyes
3:13
20Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-09-25)
lead vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1937-09-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1937-09-25)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1937-09-25)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing To‐night (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. (on 1937-09-21)
2:39
21I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
2:37
22Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:10
23You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
2:55
24An Apple for the Teacher
vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1939-06-22) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-06-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1939-06-22)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1939-06-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
An Apple for the Teacher (on 1939-06-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:05
25Silent Night
2:37
CD 2